Madison' Work

Part 1A

1. Who is the person being interviewed?
Jacob Stein
2. What is his title or position?
WPA
3. What is their race, gender, and age?
Male, Russo-Jewish, 33
4. Where was the intereview taken place?
Union Square, New York
5. What is the date of the interview?
Dec 5, 1938
6. Who is the interviewer?
B. Hathaway

Part 1B

This picture shows a drinking fountain for Whites. It is a good example of The Great Depression because it shows how there were seperate water fountain for the Blacks and White. Also, it shows how dirty everything was and how they didn't have nice public fountains.

Part 2A

Describe what you see. What do you notice first? What people and objects are shown? How are they arranged? What is the physical setting? What, if any, words do you see? What other details can you see?

Why do you think this image was made? What’s happening in the image? When do you think it was made? Who do you think was the audience for this image? What tools were used to create this? What can you learn from examining this image? · What’s missing from this image? If someone made this today, what would be different? What would be the same?

What do you wonder about... who? what? when? where? why? how?

This picture shows a Negro tenant family who barely lives on the earnings of fifty dollars a year. They pay a standing rent. There are five children working; ages from 7 to 14. The older children cultivating, the younger children hoeing and chopping. It is in Eutaw, Alabama

Observe

1. I see a Black woman tending to the crops.
2. I first notice that they are barefoot and the work looks very tiring and difficult.
3. There is a Negro tenant family working in the fields.
4. There is one in the foreground, one in the background, and they have hoes and are working in the field.
5. They are in the crops in the field.
6. There are no words.
7. I see they are trees in the backround so they are in an open field.

Reflect

1. This image was made to show the horrible working conditions that Black people had to deal with.
2. The Black family is farming for their boss.
3. This image was made in July of 1936.
4. The audience was probably Equal Rights Activists that were trying to get rights for Blacks.
5. The tools were 1 negative : safety ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches or smaller.
6. I can learn that Blacks were treated badly and had very few rights.
7. More workers are missing from this image.
8. There would probably be more white people and not be discrimination.
9. The crops and field would be the same.

Question

1. I wonder who made this photograph.
2. I wonder what this image was for.
3. I wonder when this all happened.
4. I wonder where this was taken.
5. I wonder why this was taken.
6. I wonder how it was made.

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Birdhouse and landscape at an old plantation home near Eutaw, Alabama.

Observe

1. I see a birdhouse and landscape at an old plantation.
2. I notice a birdhouse.
3. A birdhouse and a landscape.
4. It is just placed on top of a tall pole.
5. It is at an old plantation.
6. There are none.
7. I can see trees and plants in the background.

Reflect

1. I think this image was made because they wanted to show how beautiful place this was.
2. There is a birdhouse and landscape at an old plantation.
3. I think this was made in May 1941.
4. I think that the audience was people that really liked flowers.
5. 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
6. I can learn that this place was a pretty place.
7. People.
8. It would be in color.
9. The way the picture was set up.

Question

1. I wonder who made this picture.
2. I wonder what would happen there.
3. I wonder when this all happened.
4. I wonder where was this taken.
5. I wonder why would you take a picture of this.
6. I wonder how was it really made.

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Excursion sign, Alabama.

Observe

1. I see a sign hanging on the door.
2. I notice a sign.
3. A sign is shown.
4. The sign is on the door.
5. Somewhere at a place.
6. I see that it says Monday Green, but I can't see the rest of what it says.
7. There is really nothing else that I can see.

Reflect

1. I think this image was made to show what some of their signs said.
2. There is a sign hanging on the wall.
3. I think that this picture was made in 1936 Summertime.
4. I think the audience is the people that worked at this place.
5. 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
6. I can learn that they hang up signs for the days.
7. People and other things behind it.
8. It would be in color and it would be a bigger sign.
9.It would say the same exact thing.

Question

1. I wonder who made this sign.
2. I wonder what it doing there.
3. I wonder when did this all happen.
4. I wonder where was this taken.
5. I wonder why would you take a picture of this.
6. I wonder how was it really made.

Part 2B

Describe what you see. What do you notice first? What people and objects are shown? How are they arranged? What is the physical setting? What, if any, words do you see? What other details can you see?

Why do you think this image was made? What’s happening in the image? When do you think it was made? Who do you think was the audience for this image? What tools were used to create this? What can you learn from examining this image? · What’s missing from this image? If someone made this today, what would be different? What would be the same?

What do you wonder about... who? what? when? where? why? how?

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Houses in the Negro section of Eutaw, Alabama.

Observe

1. I see a person standing on the deck at her house.
2. I notice the house and the woman standing on the deck.
3. A woman and a house.
4. She is standing on her deck.
5. She is in the country side.
6. There are none.
7. I can see that in the background there is another house and there are about three poles.

Reflect

1. I think they made this picture to show how bad the houses that they had were.
2. A woman is standing on her deck.
3. It was probably made in May 1941.
4. The audience was probably people back in the day.
5. 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
6. I can learn that colored people didn't have that great of houses.
7. Other people.
8. One thing that would be different would be the house.
9. One thing that would be the same it would be the person standing there.

Question

1. I wonder who made this picture.
2. I wonder what was happening there.
3. I wonder when did this all happen.
4. I wonder where was this taken.
5. I wonder why would you take a picture of this.
6. I wonder how was it really made.

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The poorer the land, the more frequently one sees religious signs along highways. Alabama.

Observe

1. I see a sign along a highway.
2. I notice a sign and a lot of trees.
3. A sign and trees.
4. The sign is in the ground and there are trees behind the sign.
5. Along the highway in Alabama.
6. I can't really see what the sign says.
7. I can see dirt and trees.

Reflect

1. I think this image was made because they wanted to show how mean people were.
2. There is a sign and trees.
3. I think this was made in May 1939.
4. I think that the audience was people that lived near this.
5. 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches or smaller.
6. I can learn that people were very mean.
7. People.
8. There wouldn't be a sign there and the picture would be in color.
9. The way the trees.

Question

1. I wonder who made this picture.
2. I wonder what it is.
3. I wonder when did this all happen.
4. I wonder where was this taken.
5. I wonder why would you take a picture of this.
6. I wonder how was it really made.



Rex Theatre for colored people. Leland, Mississippi Delta

Observe

1. I see a theatre that is for Black people.
2. I first notice that this theatre is very low in quality and small.
3. There is a black man standing infront of the theatre and some signs on the walls.
4. The theatre is connected to another building and the man is infront of the theatre.
5.This theatre is along the street in Leland Mississippi.
6. I see "REX Theatre for Colored People".
7. I see that the windows are black and you can't see into it at all.

Reflect

1. I think this image was made to show how bad things were for black people.
2. A man is standing infront of the theatre.
3. This image was made sometime in November in 1939.
4. The audience probably Equal Rights Activists that were trying to get rights for Blacks.
5. 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches or smaller
6. I can learn that colored people didn't have that great of public facilities.
7. There should be alot of people walking around because it should be a popular place.
8. It would be different because it would be alot cleaner and nicer. Also, it would be for all people, not just blacks or whites.
9. The theatre would have the same name.

Question

1. I wonder who made this picture.
2. I wonder what was happening there.
3. I wonder when did this all happen.
4. I wonder where was this taken.
5. I wonder why would you take a picture of this.
6. I wonder how was it really made.

Part 3A

In this time period these people were hard working and dedicated to what they do. In Mrs. Marie Haggerty's interview, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/8a.wav , she was very dedication to her job as a maid, but she wasn't just an ordinary maid. She was also a nurse. Being a maid was not simple because she was tested by her owners to see if she would take the $5 bill or not. Mr. Garavelli's, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/1a.wav , job was very important to him. He worked in the stonesheds even though his life was at stake by silica. Who would do such a thing? He only continued because he was devoted to his work even though he could die and his pay was extremely low, but in the interview he said that he always made sure his side was clean. Another man who put his life at risk was Chris Thorsten, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/3a.wav . He was an iron worker. He said that you can't be an iron worker unless you are killed. He says that many men get hurt on the job and putting your life out there means that you would keep the job that you love. Even though he got hurt, he still wanted to go back to his job but was put on rest after four years. In Mrs. Elizabeth E. Miller's interview, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/9a.wav , she felt pride in herself by taking in the hog herself because mostly men only do those jobs, not women. In the interview, it sounded like Mrs. Miller does a lot of work around the house. Jim Cole had a job in the packing house being a butcher, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/11.wav. He's been working in the beef kill section for twenty years and that must take a lot of work to stay at one place for a long time. He has a certain amount of skill to finish the job, but he wanted to be in the AFL union. They would not let him him because he was black.

Part 3B

1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person being interviewed is Mr. Thomas J. Henry.
2. What is his title or position?
He was a lawyer.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
He was a 42 year old colored man.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
It took place in Mr. H's law office.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The date of the interview was October 11, 1939.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer was Geneva Tonsill.
7. If you can find a picture of this person, put it on the page next to your answers
No picture could be found.

1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The person being interviewed is Mary Gilchrist Powell.
2. What is his title or position?
She was a WPA supervisor, welfare worker, teacher, writer, and musician.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
She's a 27 year old, white woman.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
Its taking place in Lowndes County, Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The date is not given.
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Marie Reese.
7. If you can find a picture of this person, put it on the page next to your answers
No picture could be found


I read an oral history on Mr. Thomas J. Henry and Mary Gilchrist Powell. Mr. Thomas J. Henry was a laywer. He was a black man and was fourty-two years old. He was raised by a very ambitious women that took advantage of the meager opportunities offered for study and improvement. He was interviewed in October 11, 1939 by Geneva Tonsill in Mr. H's law office. Mary Gilchrist Powell was a WPA supervisor, a welfare worker, a teacher, a writer, and a musician. She was a twenty-sven year old white woman. She was born to a family that raised her with cultured and educational influence. She was interviewed in Lowndes County, Alabama by Marie Reese.